Definitions of impropriety [ˌɪm prəˈpraɪ ɪ ti]

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Definition of 'impropriety'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (n.) impropriety
the quality or condition of being improper.

2.  impropriety
inappropriateness; unsuitableness.

3.  impropriety
unseemliness; indecorousness.

4.  impropriety
an erroneous or unsuitable expression or act.

5.  impropriety
an improper use of language.

Etymology: (by shortening)

Definition of 'impropriety'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) impropriety, improperness
an improper demeanor

2. (noun) impropriety
the condition of being improper

3. (noun) indecency, impropriety
an indecent or improper act

4. (noun) familiarity, impropriety, indecorum, liberty
an act of undue intimacy

Definition of 'impropriety'

Webster Dictionary

1. (noun) impropriety
the quality of being improper; unfitness or unsuitableness to character, time place, or circumstances; as, impropriety of behavior or manners

2. (noun) impropriety
that which is improper; an unsuitable or improper act, or an inaccurate use of language

Translation of 'impropriety'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: (of behaviour etc) not acceptable; indecent; wrong improper suggestions.
Afrikaans: onbehoorlikheid	Arabic: عَدَم لياقَه، عَدَم مُناس	Bulgarian: неумествност
Brazilian: indecência	Czech: nevhodnost	German: die Ungeeignetheit
Danish: uanstændighed	Greek: απρέπεια	Spanish: inconveniencia, incorrecc
Estonian: sündsusetus	Farsi: ناشایستگی	Finnish: sopimattomuus
French: inconvenance	Hebrew: הִתנַהֲגוּת לא הוֹלֶמֶת	Hindi: अनौचित्य
Croatian: nepristojnost, nedoličnos	Hungarian: pontatlanság, helytelen s	Indonesian: hal tak semestinya
Icelandic: ótilhlÿðileiki; dónaskapu	Italian: improprietà, sconvenienza	Japanese: 不適切さ
Korean: 부적당, 부적절	Lithuanian: netinkamumas, nepadorumas	Latvian: nepiedienība; nepieklājīb
Malay: tidak senonohnya	Dutch: ongepastheid	Norwegian: utilbørlighet, usømmeligh
Polish: niestosowność	Persian: ناشایستگی	Pashto: ناوړ توب، نامناسب والى
Portuguese: indecência	Romanian: caracter impropriu; necu	Russian: неуместность
Slovak: nevhodnosť	Slovenian: neprimernost	Serbian: neprikladnost
Swedish: olämplighet, oanständighe	Thai: ความไม่เหมาะสม	Turkish: uygunsuzluk
Taiwanese: 不得體	Ukrainian: неправильність; недоречні	Urdu: نا مناسب
Vietnamese: sự không thích hợp	Chinese: 不适当，不得体
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